This web blog is designed to guide students through Visual Foundations 1, section 103263, at Bemidji State University in the Visual Arts Department. The course materials are available on this web site. Computers are available in labs throughout the campus.
Instructor: Vivienne Morgan
Office: EA 228
Office phone: 218 755 3737
Office hours: Tue 12:00 – 2 Thurs 1:00-2
Meeting times: Tuesday and Thursday, 2-3:30
Location: EA 109 (drawing) or 229 (lecture)
Class website: http://visart1.wordpress.com/Email. My BSU email isn’t working yet, I’ll let you know when it is. It should be vmorgan@bemidjistate.edu. You can always reach me at vivienne@viviennemorgan.com
COURSE DESCRIPTION
An introductory course to 2D problem solving in visual thinking: theory, content, process and application of visual design integrated with initial drawing experiences in visual structure with a variety of black and white mediums.
The course will consist of lecture, hands-on drawing in various media, class critiques, and web enhanced class support. Full participation in all aspects is required.
This course will cover the characteristics of hazardous wastes and its safe handling, storage, and disposal.
RECOMMENDED TEXT
Launching the Imagination, Mary Stewart.
COURSE FEES
A $45 course fee will cover certain supplies such as paper, pencils pens etc. A full list will be given separately. You will be asked to supply some additional materials such as fixative, and will be given a full list separately.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Developing a strong studio work ethic in class, and outside of class, including
- being on time
- be self starting
- be inquisitive and willing to try
- be enduring even if you find something difficult or uninteresting
- learn how to develop your ideas fully by exploring various options
- critique others work thoughtfully and with helpful insight
- clean up ALL of your mess and set things back where they were
By the end of this course you will
- understand what makes any visual work of art compelling
- be able to create strong illusionistic and abstract compositions of your own in various media
- have an awareness of your creative potential and the creative process
- know the elements and principles of design, understand and be able to prove their use
- have the ability to use the basic terminology presented in class effectively, and to apply your own insights using this terminology in critiques
- know the various standards to consider in determining whether a work is finished or successful
GRADING POLICY:
- The course grade awarded at the end of the term will reflect the students overall attendance and performance both in and out of class. Simply showing up to class and completing assignments does not assure a certain grade!
- It is the student’s responsibility to consult with the instructor throughout the term to insure that their progress is satisfactory. It is the student’s responsibility to stay informed of his/her performance in relation to class objectives.
- Projects will be graded on creative problem solving, incorporation of assigned techniques, breath of research and experimentation, effort, craftsmanship, meeting all deadlines, development of significant content in the work in form of its conceptual understanding and filling the stated parameters. See Criteria.
- Class participation and attendance will be factored in and can affect the final grade by lowering it
- Mid-term grades indicate a student’s status at mid-semester only and do not indicate the final performance outcome of a student
Criteria
- Execution= incorporation of assigned techniques, effort, and meeting all deadlines.
- Craftsmanship= time and effort put into creating the work, craftsmanship, and working proficiently with art materials.
- Concept= development of significant content in the work in form of its conceptual understanding and breath of research and experimentation.
- Design= incorporation of assigned techniques, filling the stated parameters, and working proficiently with the elements and principles of design.
- Creativity= creative problem solving, breath of research and experimentation.
Numerical equivalents 0=F 1=D 2=C 3=B 4=A
0 = Did not do / did not meet the assignment / copied
1 = Met the assignment with some misunderstanding of requirements
2 = Met the assignment as expected with no extra effort. Understands the requirements.
3 = Exceeds expectations given in the assignment by some additional effort
4 = Excels in craft, conception, research and individual commitment to find the best solution
PLAGERISM POLICY
BSU students are expected to practice the highest standards of ethics, honesty and integrity in all of their academic work. Any form of academic dishonesty (e.g., plagiarism, cheating and misrepresentation) may result in disciplinary action. Possible disciplinary actions may include failure for part of all of a course as well as suspension from the university.
In this class this also means that you may not copy any photograph or art work unless directed as part of an assignment.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
- It is a requirement to attend all classes and participate throughout the class time. Roll will be taken at some time during the class.
- Regardless of what time roll is taken, if you are not present you will be counted absent. Showing up late or leaving early from class will also affect your grade.
- You are allowed three absences only. Choose them well. Don’t choose a critique day.
- If we end up with a serious flu problem this semester we will follow BSU attendance guidelines, whatever they may be.
- If you are absent from class it is your responsibility to get any missed information from another student, and you will be required to meet any deadlines set. Demonstrations missed will not be repeated for the absent student. The absent student must obtain the notes from another student on the missed information.
- Turn off your cell phone during class. Off, not just silent.
- Clean up EVERYTHING at the end of class! Put your trash in the bin and take the rest with you or put it away.
- Don’t talk in the background, talk over people, or interrupt
- If you have a laptop and want to take notes that is fine, but I will check to see what you are up to! Stay on task. Checking your email, surfing the web, checking Facebook etc, or working on other classes will count as a miss for that day.
COPYRIGHT
All student art work posted on this site remains in the copyright of the artist (you) and may not be reproduced by others beyond this class without your permission. When the course has ended the content will be held until grades are released.
ALTERNATIVE FORMATS
This syllabus is available in alternate formats. Talk to me, or contact Kathi Hagen in the Office for Students with Disabilities at 755-3883. Contact the Office for Students with Disabilities if you need accommodations in the class.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
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Foundation 1 – Addendum
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Standards |
Course ID |
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| Subp. 3. Subject matter standard. A candidate for licensure as a teacher of visual arts must complete a preparation program under subpart 2, item C, that must include the candidate’s demonstration of the knowledge and skills in items A to F. | ||
| A. A teacher of visual arts demonstrates an understanding of and how to teach aesthetic principles and habits and knows processes for evaluating them. The teacher must: | ||
| (1) know how to make careful and clear distinctions to support factual claims from value and meaning claims; | VSAR 1101 | Distinctions are made through group and individual critiquing of assigned work. Critiques are stated as part of grading |
| (2) know that learning about art involves questioning, making conclusions, and forming concepts of the nature of art to distinguish works of art from other objects; | VSAR 1101 |
1) group and individual critiquing 2) testing on knowledge of design and concepts |
| (4) know questioning strategies that lead to understanding the nature, relationship, and value of art. | VSAR 1101 | Through presentations about artists and their work in the form of slide lecture / lecture. |
| B. A teacher of visual arts understands and evaluates art theory and art studio practice. The teacher must: | ||
| (1) understand and apply formal elements and principles of design; | VSAR 1101 | Course description. Evaluated through testing, portfolio of student work, and critiquing. |
| (4) be able to make technical and aesthetic decisions and modify ideas as work proceeds; | VSAR 1101 | Through creation of in-class projects, as well as homework. Performance evaluated by critiquing and reworking. |
| (6) know the various standards to consider in determining whether a work is finished or successful; | VSAR 1101 | Lecture material on the principles of design, creation of work and critiquing of completed work. |
| (7) be able to apply various artistic standards in judging personal works of art; | VSAR 1101 | Demonstrated through slide lecture / examples / demonstrations and evaluated through grading of individual works. |
| (9) understand the sustained personal effort and the pleasure and satisfaction of producing a work of art; and | VSAR 1101 | Understood through the production of hands-on studio work and critiquing. |
| D. A visual arts teacher understands, produces, and evaluates critical interpretations of works of art. The teacher must: | ||
| (2) know how to apply a variety of critical perspectives in interpreting works by investigating significant meaning and expressive content of the works, to synthesize description and analysis into an interpretive judgment; and | VSAR 1101 | Distinctions are made through group and individual critiquing of assigned work. Critiques are stated as part of grading |
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